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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Jazz Studies is the 571st most popular major in the country with 532 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 201 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 jazz studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in jazz studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jazz studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the jazz studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jazz Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also took the #8 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Queens College are $21,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #4 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s jazz degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also made our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Jazz Studies at University of Rochester

#5

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s jazz degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree jazz students whose families make $0-$30k list, Rutgers Newark has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s jazz degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

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#7

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Manhattan School of Music did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan School of Music also took the #3 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan School of Music are $49,270, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

The Juilliard School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

The Juilliard School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s jazz students in 2019-2020.

Juilliard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Juilliard are $49,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

The University of the Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Jazz Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s jazz degrees in 2019-2020.

UArts also took the #5 spot in our “Best Jazz Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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